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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the italicized section of Chapter 5, what does he switch his major to?
(a) Classical piano.
(b) Silent cinema.
(c) Physics.
(d) Actuarial science.

2. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, what is John's father's profession?
(a) Dentist.
(b) Biographer.
(c) Country store keeper.
(d) Philosopher.

3. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, what does John say is more binding than blood?
(a) Being in love with the same woman.
(b) Having a similar difficult experience.
(c) Being in the same profession.
(d) Reading the same few dozen books.

4. In the italicized section of Chapter 5, why does the girl go to the hospital?
(a) To have an exploratory operation.
(b) To talk to a therapist.
(c) To receive electroshock therapy.
(d) To have a broken nose mended.

5. Where does Bobby live when he arrives at his destination after leaving New Orleans for the winter?
(a) In an old farmhouse.
(b) In his father's childhood house.
(c) In a house owned by Jimmy Anderson.
(d) In his Mother's childhood house.

6. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 7, after Bobby leaves the agent's office, he thinks about his visit to his sister's mental hospital. What is the name of the mental hospital?
(a) House of Gold.
(b) Stella Maris.
(c) Tisch Hospital.
(d) Belleview Sanitarium.

7. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 8, where does Brat get admitted to school?
(a) Pace.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Emory.
(d) Georgia State University.

8. In the italicized section of Chapter 5, what makes the girl flush her meds down the toilet?
(a) A side effect called Hemispherical Synesthesia.
(b) A side effect called Neuro Myalgia.
(c) A side effect called Vascular Colitis.
(d) A side effect called Tardive Dyskinesia.

9. In the italicized section of Chapter 7, what does the Kid initially say that the sticker says on the dummy's trunk?
(a) Woodsmen of The World.
(b) Progeny of Western Union.
(c) Base One Processing.
(d) Phi Beta Kappa.

10. In the italicized section of Chapter 7, what does the dummy in the trunk say his name is?
(a) Poussaint.
(b) Pynchon.
(c) Puddentain.
(d) Pontchartrain.

11. In Chapter 8, what does Bobby see on the side of the road in a ditch when he is driving back from where he was during the winter?
(a) A man stuck in car.
(b) Several suit cases with clothing spilling out of them.
(c) A cow with a goat standing on it.
(d) An injured dog.

12. What is John's good news and bad news in Chapter 8?
(a) He inherited a vast sum of money.
(b) Tulsa is back.
(c) He has been taken into confidence by a high ranking mafia member.
(d) He is buying Arnaud's.

13. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, what kind of fish do Bobby and John eat for lunch?
(a) Tuna.
(b) Yellowtail.
(c) Snapper.
(d) Bronzino.

14. Where does Bobby go to spend the winter after talking to Kline and leaving New Orleans?
(a) He goes to Idaho.
(b) He goes Venezuela.
(c) He goes to California.
(d) He goes to Canada.

15. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, where do Bobby and John go to have lunch?
(a) The Black Sheep.
(b) Oberon's.
(c) Arnaud's.
(d) Mezcal.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the italicized section of Chapter 6, the girl sees a younger version herself in what the Kid shows to her. What is the younger version of the girl doing?

2. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 7, who does Bobby visit with when he visits the hospital?

3. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 6, what does Bobby tell Kline that he finds in the woods when Bobby is 13?

4. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, who does John say is wiser than Hamlet?

5. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, what does John say that men truly seek?

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